Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close/YMMV

• Jerkass Woobie: Oskar
• Les Yay: Grandma and Anna kissed each other back when they were children in Dresden. Problem is, it wasn't exactly how you would normally kiss your sister...
• Too Soon: The most common complaint from critics. The harsher ones say that the book was written specifically to cash in on an American tragedy, the nicer ones simply say that Americans have not yet had time to fully process 9/11 and that Foer is preening by offering contrived insights dressed up in flowery language.